Ganden Tripa
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Ganden Tripa is the title given to the spiritual head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, serving as its highest-ranking lama and official leader.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
office in Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Ganden Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gelug tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Tibetan Administration (in exile context)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Gelug monasteries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gelug monastic curriculum ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Je Tsongkhapa’s teachings ⓘ |
| hasGenderRequirement | traditionally male ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche (late 20th–21st century holder)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lobsang Tenzin (98th Ganden Tripa) NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchen Sonam Dragpa (historical holder) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trijang Rinpoche (historical holder) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Tibetan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Dalai Lama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panchen Lama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Tibetan ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Holder of the Ganden Throne ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ganden Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | leadership of Tsongkhapa’s lineage ⓘ |
| officeType |
non-hereditary position
ⓘ
rotating office ⓘ |
| partOf | Gelug hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Je Tsongkhapa as founding teacher of the tradition ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Gelug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresQualification |
abbotship or high office in major Gelug monasteries
ⓘ
advanced Geshe degree (typically) ⓘ |
| residence | Ganden Monastery (traditional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
overseeing major Gelug rituals
ⓘ
preserving Gelug doctrine ⓘ representing the Gelug school ⓘ |
| role |
highest-ranking lama of the Gelug school
ⓘ
official leader of the Gelug school ⓘ spiritual head of the Gelug school ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment based on scholastic and monastic seniority ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of Tsongkhapa’s throne
ⓘ
doctrinal authority in the Gelug school ⓘ |
| termLength | fixed term of years ⓘ |
| tradition |
Lamrim teachings
ⓘ
Madhyamaka philosophy (Gelug interpretation) ⓘ Vinaya monastic discipline ⓘ |
| usedIn | Tibetan Buddhist liturgical and administrative contexts ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.